Our 2026 48 Hour Challenge Film from 2 Vietnamese lover girls (gender neutral)
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Artist Statement: “This short film explores the emotional loops we fall into when we cannot let go of a past love. Set against a quiet, snowy landscape, a girl unknowingly repeatedly steps into her own footprints - a visual metaphor for how people often repeat the same patterns in relationships.
The red string embodies love and emotional ties that keep pulling us back. As memories of a relationship surface through fragmented montages, the girl begins to realize she has been trapped in a cycle of returning to the same love and the same heartbreak.
When she finally follows the red string to its source, a teddy bear from the beginning of the relationship, she understands that the loop is not fate, but a bond she has continued to hold onto. By untying the knot, she chooses to break the cycle and step into a different path, symbolizing the courage to move forward while still acknowledging the love that once existed.”
I came back to my hometown twice this month, through dreams. To that old house in Đống Đa where we no longer live. I guess living in it for the first 15 years of my life left a strong enough impression that it’s still my home, although it can never be compared to the new home or even to the flashy condos I see in downtown Toronto and Montreal. Memories nurture me, or hold me back, I don’t know.
And somehow in my dreams, Khâm Thiên and Tây Sơn became streets of food, full of boba and chè. In those dreams, if I wanted, I could go there in seconds. I told myself to spare no expense to buy as much as I want because nowhere could boba be this cheap and chè would come in this variety.
I could still feel the excitement that version of me got to experience to transport back and forth between where I live now and my hometown just in the blink of an eye. Life was so easy and peaceful, and what homesickness is when we could do something like that. Waking up, and memories of the last trip back home in the summer felt so new, like there is no distance between Canada and Vietnam, like if I wanted, I just needed to go straight back. But the more I am awake, the more the reality of this life pulls me further away from that idea. “Yeah, it was just another daydreaming”.
A video highlight from our recent Art Therapy Event! Big love to @georgiaalfullerton for a wonderful session and to all who participated and shared. Art and self expression are essential parts of living.
Edited and shot by @august.corner Minh Tâm Trần
#enactusdc #durhamcollege #enactus #arttherapy
There are a lot of pictures I still haven’t edited. I always thought that one day, once I finished editing them, I would post them all at once. But that day doesn’t seem like it’s coming anytime soon, so…
Not until that day did I realize that red, green, and white could match each other so perfectly. By the way, I love the velvet texture in these so much that I will seriously consider incorporating it into my planning next time.
#dreamyaesthetic
Another photo I’m proud of. (The second image is the reference.)
We were assigned to find a reference and recreate it, and the reference photo is part of a larger collection. If I recreate this again, hopefully, my editing skills will have improved, so I can make it look even dreamier.
Well, my teacher loves it, so I love it too 👉👈
🙍♂️Jagdeep
I had sleepless nights thinking about whether quitting that internship was a good idea. The manager signaled she would offer me an official position if I decided to stay. A stable job? Mom would love it. I do, too, to some extent. A predictable and mundane trajectory of life? Hmm… Then I asked myself: Is it okay to start all over? Am I capable? When will I see the results? These questions flooded my mind nearly every day before and after graduation for a few months.
Fast forward a year later, when this picture was taken, and on that day, I was happy. During that time, I felt like I had everything. Good friends helped me 'survive' through assignments I struggled with, and they reassured me, “It’s okayyy” whenever my overthinking took over. This picture was one of the first decent ones I took. To me, it means much more than just a photo with good lighting.
Yes, the future is uncertain. Yes, I have made and am still gonna make a lot of mistakes. But that doesn't make this journey any less memorable. I've put effort into it. These moments are worth treasuring, at least by me. This corner is where I share the photos (and maybe even videos) I've taken.
🙍♂️ my favorite model, Jagdeep
